On Tuesday evening, the central government announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will no longer be legal tender, starting from midnight November 8. Addressing the nation, Modi said this move was needed to tackle the “disease of black money”.
The Wire spoke to experts in the field on whether or not they thought this was good idea, whether it was a useful move in curbing black money and what other possible impacts it could have.
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